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Help[Opinions] Wdyt of Cymbeline?
I'm not sure I'd use it, but I really like this name for a girl. It's boy's name, but I think it would sound better on a girl. WDYT?
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I like it - unusual, elegant and pretty. It does have a strong musical connotation for me.
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NMSAA for a girl, and only GP-worthy for a boy, IMO.
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If she plays cymbals...
I'm sorry, it just reminds me too much of the cymbals. If she's going to play cymbals, then ok, but other than that, I don't like it.
I'm sorry, it just reminds me too much of the cymbals. If she's going to play cymbals, then ok, but other than that, I don't like it.
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I love it for a girl.
It just sounds so lovely and feminine to me. I always thought so, reading the play.
But I have been called ignorant and uneducated for thinking this :[
I say if you want to use this, then use it. Especially in the mn spot.
It just sounds so lovely and feminine to me. I always thought so, reading the play.
But I have been called ignorant and uneducated for thinking this :[
I say if you want to use this, then use it. Especially in the mn spot.
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It's a Shakespearean boy's name, so I would probably laugh if I saw it on a girl. I don't really like it on a boy either, but please don't use it on a girl. I really dislike boys names being used on girls, no matter how "feminine" they sound.
May I suggest Seraphine instead?
May I suggest Seraphine instead?
This message was edited 4/28/2008, 11:05 AM
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Agree, it strikes me as ignorant, especially since this isn't a common name that could easily be mistaken. It's very closely associated with Shakespeare, and to use it out of context just seems... brash for lack of a better word.
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Don't worry, I doubt I'd ever use it. My latest naming interest is with names ending in leen or line. This is just a little different from the others, but can be traced back to Shakspeare, which for me makes it somewhat desirable.
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I know that it is a male name, but it does come across as feminine. I like the sound and meaning of it (plus the Shakespeare reference), but it's a little too frilly for a fn, in my personal opinion. On a girl, I'd use it as a mn.
For a boy, I think I'd go with other variants of it, like Belenus or Llywelyn, which have the same meaning, but sound more masculine. In both cases, I'd use them as middle names, as they aren't quite my taste for a fn.
However, my enjoyment of the name is mostly from the standpoint of it being a Shakespearean name. If that's the case, I'd simply find another name from one of Shakespeare's works that I preferred better.
For a boy, I think I'd go with other variants of it, like Belenus or Llywelyn, which have the same meaning, but sound more masculine. In both cases, I'd use them as middle names, as they aren't quite my taste for a fn.
However, my enjoyment of the name is mostly from the standpoint of it being a Shakespearean name. If that's the case, I'd simply find another name from one of Shakespeare's works that I preferred better.
This message was edited 4/28/2008, 10:53 AM
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it looks very contrived. like Cymbal with -ine on the end. i don't like it.
i could only see it on a girl, never a boy.
i could only see it on a girl, never a boy.
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I like it for a girl
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AWFUL! It looks made up. I don't even know how to pronounce it.
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